There are an abundant number of emotional and physical disorders which have been linked to stress; depression, anxiety, heart attacks, stroke, hypertension, disturbance to your immune system that increases your risk of infections. Furthermore, stress can have direct effects on the skin (rashes, hives, atopic dermatitis, gastrointestinal system (peptic ulcer, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome) and can be a contributing factor linked to insomnia and degenerative neurological disorders like Parkinson’s disease.  For all these reasons and more we need to realise how susceptible we are to stress and what we can do to reduce the effects.  

Do you worry excessively about things that are unlikely to happen, or feel tense and anxious all day long – sometimes with no real reason?  Everyone gets anxious sometimes, but if your worries and fears are so constant that they interfere with your ability to function and relax, you may have generalised anxiety disorder.  GAD is mentally and physically exhausting.  It drains your energy, interferes with sleep, and wears your body out.  But you can break free from chronic worrying and learn to calm your anxious mind.

Group meditation sessions are available privately, run throughout various locations across Ayrshire or for the Corporate Workplace by arrangement.

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I myself have battled with severe anxiety and panic, to the extent that I have landed in hospital several times.  On one occasion I honestly thought I was having a stroke or heart attack, I couldn’t understand the pain I was in and couldn’t move my body.  I had lost the feeling in my arms and legs, which I later found out that I was experiencing a severe panic attack in which my body ‘froze’.

Anxiety was rife, my life was totally controlled by anxiety, fear and panic.  I couldn’t enjoy even the simplest of things, always questioning; Why does this happen?  Why can’t I control it?  Fast-forward to now; Yes, I still have anxiety, everyone should to a degree because it’s a normal human emotion!  The difference – it never controls me, I take steps to keep it in check and have a tool box of tricks up my sleeve!

My journey to achieving my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology was long and winded. Starting in 2009 while living in Tenerife and returning to Scotland in 2012, when I then decided to attend a ‘brick university’ in 2013 at UWS Paisley.  Finally, I completed my psychology degree in May 2016.  During this time, I became a volunteer for the Samaritans organisation and the training and experience I gained was phenomenal.

So now armed with knowledge and my own life experiences I set out to help others.  I founded Therapy with a Twist in May 2017, with one solid goal – help others who have suffered like me.  It still is my goal, now two years on.  I have met some extraordinary people suffering because of stress, anxiety and panic – it shouldn’t be this way.  I don’t have 10 letters after my name, I’m not ‘fuzzy old’ and I certainly don’t charge a fortune – but I can help!

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